It is four times as big as the bush!
There was an Old Man of the East (с Востока),
Who gave all his children a feast (который задал пир всем своим детям);
But they all ate so much (все ели так много)
And their conduct was such (их поведение было таким)
That it killed (что это убило) that Old Man of the East.
There was an Old Man of the East,
Who gave all his children a feast;
But they all ate so much
And their conduct was such
That it killed that Old Man of the East.
There was an Old Man of Kamschatka,
Who possessed a remarkable fat cur (который владел примечательной толстой дворняжкой);
His gait and his waddle (ее поступь и походка вразвалку)
Were held as a model (держалась, признавалась как модель, образец; hold — держать)
To all the fat dogs (для всех толстых собак) in Kamschatka.
There was an Old Man of Kamschatka,
Who possessed a remarkable fat cur;
His gait and his waddle
Were held as a model
To all the fat dogs in Kamschatka.
There was an Old Man of the coast (с побережья),
Who placidly sat on a post (спокойно, мирно сидел на столбе);
But when it was cold (когда было холодно)
He relinquished his hold (ослабил свою хватку)
And called for some hot buttered toast (попросил несколько горячих масляных /со сливочным маслом/ тостов).
There was an Old Man of the coast,
Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold
He relinquished his hold
And called for some hot buttered toast.
There was an Old Person of Bangor ([город в Уэльсе]),
Whose face was distorted with anger (лицо было искажено гневом, яростью)!
He tore off his boots (разорвал его ботинки),
And subsisted on roots (существовал, кормился корнями),
That irascible Person of Bangor (раздражительный, вспыльчивый).
There was an Old Person of Bangor,
Whose face was distorted with anger!
He tore off his boots,
And subsisted on roots,
That irascible Person of Bangor.
There was an Old Man with a beard (с бородой),
Who sat on a horse when he reared (сидел на коне, когда он встал на дыбы);
But they said, "Never mind (не волнуйтесь)!
You will fall off behind (свалитесь, упадете /с коня/ назад),
You propitious (доброжелательный, благосклонный = добродушный) Old Man with a beard!"
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who sat on a horse when he reared;
But they said, "Never mind!